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Session 73

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3 phrases with 'face'

Do you have a minute to spare to learn some English? Tim's going to tell us three useful phrases with the word 'face'! Give us 60 seconds and we'll give you the English!

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Hi! I'm Tim, and today I'm going to show you three real phrases we say using the word 'face'.

When talking about something we think is bad, we can use the expression 'can't face it'. This means that we 'don't want something' or we 'don't want to do something'. School is awful at the moment! I can't face it today! Or in a shorter form: I can't face school today.

Sometimes we need to think about or confront something difficult even when we don't want to. Here we can say 'face up to something'. For example: You need to face up to your fear of exams if you want to pass the course. I could also say: You need to face up to it!

The last expression is 'face the music'. This means to 'accept the negative result of past actions'. For example: I forgot to do my homework. Now I have to tell the teacher and face the music.

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3 phrases with 'face'

Can('t) face something
If you can't face something, you don't want something or don't want to do something.

  • School is awful at the moment! I can't face it today!
  • It was so cold, we couldn't face going outside.

Face up to something
If you face up to something, you think about or confront something difficult.

  • You need to face up to your fear of exams if you want to pass the course.
  • When will you face up to the fact that you need to get a better job?

Face the music
If you face the music, you accept the negative results of past actions.

  • I forgot to do my homework. Now I have to tell the teacher and face the music.
  • The criminal decided to face the music and surrendered to the police.

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